Student Questions on Chapter 6

Place your practice question for Chapter 6 in this exam. You can write a multiple choice, matching, or essay question. Be sure your question is original.

Remember to put your name in parentheses at the end of the question field.

  1. This graph is used to meausure fluctuations in stream stage or discharge over time. (Jess Prochaska)
    seismograph
    hydrograph
    hydrological platform
    graph discharge scales

  2. The region from which a stream draws water is called a....(Cassy Hansen)
    drainage basin
    drainage divide
    hydrologic cycle
    hydrophylic cycle
    load

  3. The volume of water in a river passing a given point per second is called what? (Jason Emme)
    Capacity
    Competency
    Discharge
    Bed Load
    Suspended Load

  4. How are Oxbow lakes created?(Hans Nelson)
    from the erosion of a large sand bar
    from the overspill of a dam
    From meanduring rivers that cut themselves off leaving a horse shoe shaped lake.
    from the aftermath of a large flood leaving an area completely under water
    from meanduring rivers that go around in circles

  5. Worldwide, the most intense rainfall events occur in ___________, where storms have drenched the reagion with up to 200 centimeters of rain in less that three days. (Brett Nielsen)
    America
    Southeast Asia
    India
    Brazil
    Austrailia

  6. Floods that affect large stream systems and large drainage basins are called? (Julanne Dailie)
    upstream floods
    one year floods
    downstream floods
    flash floods

  7. What is the world's largest river? (Lindsey Herman)
    Congo River
    Yangtze River
    Amazon River
    Mississippi River

  8. The largest volume of the earth's fresh water is store in the form of what? (Matt Kaul)
    Underground sources
    Glaciers
    Lakes
    Rivers

  9. What is the area covered by a river during flood stage, through which the river meanders? (Kaylee Keating)
    Meandering River
    Drainage Basin
    Base Level
    Floodplain
    Stream Gradient

  10. All of the water in the hydrosphere is caught up in the______________? (Lisa Gloede)
    hydrologic cycle
    hydrosphere
    floodplain
    braided stream
    drainage basin

  11. What is a plot of stream discharge over time, showing peak and duration of flood (brittany seiler)
    Recurrence Interva
    Stream Hydrograph
    Meandering river

  12. A winding river with a single channel passing through a flood plain is called what? (Bobby Johnson)
    Snake River
    Meandering river
    Braided Stream
    Alluvial Fan

  13. A general term for various modifications of the stream channel itself that are usually intended to increase the velocity of water flow, the volume of the channel, or both. (Matt Klamm)
    Channelization
    Retention Ponds
    Levees
    Cut Bank
    Infiltrates

  14. A flood event can be described by its _____________ : how frequently a flood of that severity occurs, on average, for that stream. (Jeff Heisinger)
    Flood Frequency
    Hydrologic Cycle
    Load
    Point Bars
    Recurrence Interval

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